The chief's office of the MAD in Lingzhou City.
Even though he was the chief of the MAD, Wang Tianhe could only serve tea and water at the moment.
Of course.
Duan Tianhe was happy even if he had to serve tea and water.
Would most rank-seven grandmasters get such treatment?
They might not even have the chance to serve so many divine-tier and Void-tier elites in their lives.
"Duan Tianhe, how's the evacuation of Lingzhou City's civilians?" Wang Hou did not drink from Duan Tianhe's cup, and instead took out his own thermos flask from his Spatial Ring.
He took a few sips and gestured for Duan Tianhe to refill his flask.
He waited for Duan Tianhe to pour some boiling water before he asked.
Duan Tianhe quickly replied, "Everything is going smoothly … with the escorts of several seniors and the vehicles that the military had dispatched at the last moment, almost fifty thousand people have left the city. All civilians would be evacuated before dawn."
There were many cars in Lingzhou City.
Still, the price of gasoline had skyrocketed with the Revival of Qi, and most people could not afford to drive a car. Even so, would they care about that in a moment of life and death?
That was a good thing about the Hua Nation's citizens. No one would jump out at such a critical juncture, shouting slogans like 'freedom' and causing trouble.
Wang Hou nodded and turned towards Pei Donglai.
Pei Donglai rose to his feet and flashed a pained smile. "Minister Wang, the Stargate has formed ahead of time and our forces could not be mobilized in time. At the moment, only one regiment has reached Lingzhou City, and Chief Commander Li is urgently recruiting rank-five elites and above to form a temporary squad to get here before dawn."
Wang Hou rose to his feet and offered a fist-palm salute to the many divine-tier and Void-tier elites before him, saying loudly, "I am grateful that everyone could come. If I don't die after this battle, I shall treat everyone to a feast in Heaven on Earth, and no one will go home without getting drunk."
Some of the martial arts elites who knew about Heaven on Earth laughed out loud, while others who did not asked the people around them for more information.
A female martial artist who looked like a middle-aged woman cursed, "Men are all bad!"
These words made the crowd burst into laughter again.
There were twenty-six divine-tier elites present, and five Void-tier elites — Wang Hou, Lin Tianzheng, Dong Haichuan, Yang Luchan, and Elder Ji — made up most of the Hua Nation's elites.
They were aware that this battle would be difficult and that there was a high chance of death, but they were all laughing and talking without fear.
"By the way, where is Jiang He?"
Wang Hou suddenly frowned and asked.
Jiang He was not here?
It was so lively here, and yet the brat didn't come here to put on airs. That was not fitting of Jiang He's persona.
Long Mountain Lin, who had just returned from Jiang He's house hesitated for a moment before quietly saying, "Jiang He said that the Sky Demon Cult was clearly belittling him by opening the Stargate over his head, and that he would set up something to teach them a lesson."
There was a sudden silence in the office.
Wang Hou did a double take before exclaiming, "Nonsense, this is simply nonsense … Long Mountain Lin, get Jiang He here right now. We have no idea how powerful the Sky Demon legion is, so how could we act rashly?"
He cursed.
Wang Hou breathed a long sigh and said, "Jiang He … is the hope of humanity. He is already a full-fledged Golden Pellet at such a young age and has combat ability that could match Void-tier pinnacle elites. Even if we cannot stop the Sky Demon legion, there is still hope if Jiang He survives!"
"That's right!"
Three Blades Lin shouted at the top of his lungs, "Jiang He can't die!"
He strode out of the window and flew towards Jiang He's house, saying, "Minister Wang, I'm going to persuade Jiang He to come back right now …"
"Persuade who?"
A voice could be heard just then as Jiang He approached from the distance.
Standing outside the window of Duan Tianhe's office, he offered everyone a fist-palm salute with a somber look on his face as he said, "Everyone, I've come to inform everyone that don't panic when the Sky Demon legion arrives, and it would be best if you don't come out of Lingzhou City. I've prepared homecooked bombs with a yield of several dozen million tons, so don't hurt any of you accidentally."
"…"
The many elites had weird looks on their faces. Not having heard him clearly, Three Blades Lin could not help asking, "How many catties?"
Jiang He gave Three Blades Lin a look as if he was an idiot …
Are you an idiot?
How many catties?
He was going to blow up the Sky Demon legion, and would that be a threat if it was measured in catties?
Jiang He was prepared to attack once the Stargate was formed, and enter the Stargate to kill those vermin. If he could not kill them … he would throw several hundred Doom Shrooms.
Right now, he had over a thousand Doom Shrooms on him.
Even if the highest yield of the Doom Shrooms was only five hundred thousand tons, and the ordinary ones were three hundred thousand tons … I have a lot of them. For example, I could throw three hundred Doom Shrooms at once into the Stargate, and they would instantly explode with a yield of a hundred million tons. Would you not be afraid?
"Mister Jiang!"
Pei Donglai said then. "Mister Jiang, the space inside the Stargate is very unstable, and the explosives … would be difficult to detonate."
"It's fine."
Jiang He waved him off and flatly said, "The Stargate might be unstable, but my explosives are not either."
My Doom Shrooms would blow up on contact anyway, and the instant explosion of one would blow up all the other Doom Shrooms at once. It's better if the space is unstable so that the explosions would be guaranteed.
With that, Jiang He turned and flew away, even turning to instruct the others even as he flew, "Remember, don't come here no matter what. I won't be responsible if you die."
The many martial elites were dumbstruck.
Three Blades Lin, who had yet to return from outside the window scratched the back of his head and muttered, "Am I seeing things? Why did I see Jiang He spitting out sunflower seed shells even as he flew?"
Was he that leisurely?
Minutes after Jiang He flew away, Wang Hou and the other Void-tier elites all turned to look at the distant horizon to find a figure flying toward them. He was wearing cotton clothes and had a bit of a beard, and he appeared to be a middle-aged man.
"Elder Guo!"
Yang Luchan and Dong Haichuan rose to their feet, having recognized him.
Meanwhile, Wang Hou personally went to greet him.
He had a very good impression of this Patriarch Guo. It was said that this Patriarch Guo was born during the chaotic times of war. After he achieved great success in martial arts, he could have enjoyed a life of luxury. However, in order to protect his family and country, he put on his armor and guarded Xiangyang against foreign enemies for more than ten years.
He was nearing the end of his lifespan as well, and had been in seclusion when he heard that his country was in trouble.
Rawr!
Another behemoth bellowed from the distant horizon, and a giant green serpent that was over three hundred meters long streaked through the skies, with an old Daoist standing atop its head, his Daoist robes flapping.
"Amitabha!"
Another Buddha's name could be heard then, and Buddha's radiance flickered from another direction as an old monk arrived, treading the skies.
"Old bald donkey, old ox nose, wait for me …"
The unkempt old Daoist of Mount Wudang was in hot pursuit, whereas the Elder Jiang of the Yellow Emperor's tomb was dressed plainly. He walked barefoot over the ground as if he could shrink the ground to inches, and every step he took covered hundreds of meters, no slower than flying.
The many elites were visibly moved as they rose to greet them. Wang Hou, who had just exchanged a few words with Elder Ancestor Guo was greatly energized and laughed heartily, "With the help of seniors, the Sky Demons would definitely be repelled!"
That was when another figure flew toward them.
The direction in which the figure was flying from was exactly where Jiang He's house was.
It was the guru of the Tantra Sect.
He was wearing white robes and holding a folding fan. His black hair reached his shoulders, and his skin was fair and tender, making him look rather handsome. When he passed the white cloud over Jiang He's house, he offered Jiang He a fist-palm salute and smiled, "Mister Jiang, I trust you've been well … eh?"
Even before he finished, his gaze shifted, and a radiance shot out of his eyes as he exclaimed in surprise, "Mister Jiang, you've attained True Soul?"
Over on the white cloud.
Jiang He was sitting with his legs crossed, munching on purple-gold sunflower seeds and drinking rank-nine Origin Fluid. When he saw that the white-clothed youth recognized him and could tell his cultivation at first glance, he could not help exclaiming in surprise, "Who are you?"
"You know me?"
The guru of the Diamond Sect smiled. "I am the guru of the Diamond Sect. As for my name … I was once called Gale Riley and Harrick, and in this life … I am nameless."
He was referring to the name he had in his first and second life in the mundane world.
He was only thirteen or fourteen at the time, and was brought back to the Diamond Sect. As for his third life, he had just been born when his mother bled to death during childbirth, and he was brought back to the Diamond Sect that very afternoon. He did not even have the time to name himself.
The grudge in his heart was very heavy.
Three lives, eight hundred years.
Pure Yang Virgin Chicken …
Who was more unlucky than him?
"The guru of the Diamond Sect?"
Quietly putting away the purple-gold sunflower seeds and rank-nine Origin Fluid, Jiang He stared at the white-clothed youth for a while before laughing coldly, saying, "Would the guru of the Diamond Sect look like a show-off like you?"
Jiang He's aura was bursting, and he was about to yell, "How dare you, demon! Show your true form already …"
But he swallowed the words just as they were about to leave his mouth.
He could sense a familiar qi and blood from the white-clothed youth's body … the Dragon-Elephant Prajna?
What the hell!
Was he really the guru of the Diamond Sect?
Was he out of his mind?
The white-clothed youth was naturally aware of what Jiang He was thinking, and smiled in a carefree manner. "I've been a guru for eight hundred years, and I want to be myself in my final moments."
Jiang He: "…"
Here comes another pessimist.
All of them were already thinking about dying before the fight even began, and most importantly, they were looking proud as if they were fearless of death.
"Hmmm?"
"Wait …"
Jiang He's eyes twinkled all of a sudden when he noticed something unusual about the white-clothed youth's body. His skin, body, and even qi and blood appeared young and healthy, but there was a scent of withering over his body.
Though the vigor in his body was strong, it felt like he was experiencing the final radiance of a setting sun.
"He must have used some secret technique to trigger the last of his potential …"
Jiang He felt deep veneration.
The reason he did that was to repel the Sky Demon legion!
Then, remembering how the white-clothed youth had expressed goodwill toward him … Jiang He thought about it and stopped the white-clothed youth who was about to rush to the other elites of the four Holy Grounds of Martial Arts, smiling. "Guru, you must not have eaten since you came all the way here, have you?"
"Come, come …"
"I have a lunchbox made from the spirit rice I planted. Let's have some."
The guru declined tactfully, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Mister Jiang, but I'm not hungry!"
Even so, Jiang He did not let go.
Grabbing the guru's arm, he gently pulled and pressed him down, and the full-fledged Void-tier guru of the Diamond Sect was pressed into the clouds like a baby.
The white-clothed guru of the Diamond Sect was left dumbstruck.
He had cultivated the Dragon-Elephant Prajna and possessed great strength in the first place … but why was he no different from a chick in front of Jiang He?
Regardless of the consequences, Jiang He took out a box of rice.
It was made from the Dragontooth Rice.
It was stir-fried eggplant with meat.
It was the new lunchbox Sora Aoi had prepared for Jiang He yesterday.
"I don't eat meat or fish … hmmm, what are you doing, Mister Jiang?" Even before the white-clothed guru finished, the lunchbox in Jiang He's hand had disappeared, replaced by a long, thick, blackish-purple eggplant.
Jiang He smiled. "Since you don't eat meat or fish, guru, have more green vegetables."
The white-clothed youth scowled.
Jiang He then introduced, "This eggplant is a mutated species I discovered by chance. It counts as a floral spirit and has the effect of extending lifespan."
It was only then that the white-clothed youth's scowl relaxed. Understanding Jiang He's intention, he flashed a pained smile. "Thank you for your kindness, Mister Jiang, but my lifespan is almost up. Most treasures that extend lifespan would not work on me."
Martial artists who did not ascend to Zero Void only had a lifespan of five hundred years.
And this guru of the Tantra Sect was already five hundred years old.
To be precise, he was already five hundred months old. Even if he did not unleash the last of his potential, he would not live past the winter.
Jiang He chuckled. "Guru, this eggplant is no ordinary item. Since it's fine to eat one, why don't you try a few bites?"
"If you want, I'll immediately … eh?"
Even before Jiang He finished, the young guru had already taken the eggplant and started munching on it. His entire body shuddered as soon as he took a bite, and his eyes lit up as he finished the entire eggplant in a few bites!
Jiang He gaped at the sight …
I didn't even finish my sentence.
Why are you in such a hurry?
It's such a huge eggplant, and you're stuffing it raw … I'll arrange for the maids to cook it for you!
And yet, the young guru could not care less if it was cooked or raw. Shock filled his face as he exclaimed in shock, "What divine item is this eggplant? It's actually working on me! I could feel my vitality improving, and I could live for at least another year! "
Just a year?
Jiang He frowned.
That eggplant would extend an average person's lifespan by at least three to five years.
He promptly took out two more and handed it to the guru, saying, "Have two more, guru. See if you could extend your lifespan."
"No need!"
Right then, the young guru was brimming with confidence and laughed out loud. "My qi and vigor had withered before, but I'm confident that I can ascend to Zero Void now. I could live for another five hundred years once I reach that tier!"
Zero Void meant lifespan of a thousand years.
In the distance …
Wang Hou, Elder Guo, the old monk of the Shaolin Temple, the old Daoist of Mount Qingcheng, and the others all turned toward him.
For elites of their level, that little distance was nothing. With their vision, they could clearly see the face of the white-clothed guru, and they were all beside themselves in shock …
Where did this elite come from?
He appeared so young, but he was already a full-fledged Void-tier?
That was when …
Ooom!
An invisible ripple unfurled between heaven and earth.
With the skies above Jiang He's house as the epicenter, every cloud in the skies over fifty kilometers was shattered by the spatial ripple.
A black dot was taking shape up in the skies.
There was a terrifying spatial energy forming within this "black dot", and as the space rippled, the "black dot" was rapidly expanding!
Everyone's face dropped.
"The Stargate is open!"
Someone cried out quietly.
Someone else appeared somber, and even Wang Hou and the other elites appeared somber.
"It's coming!"
Beneath the black dot in the distant horizon, Jiang He could not help frowning as he watched the clouds beneath his feet shatter. Turning to the white-clothed guru, he said, "Guru, please back off a little."
？？？
The white-robed Guru looked puzzled.
Jiang He smiled faintly and said, "I'm afraid I'll hurt you if I attack later."
As the guru stared at him in shock, Jiang He flew up to the Stargate that was now the size of a stainless steel plate, and with a turn of his hand, took out a …
The dark mushroom with a pair of fiery eyes reached out and threw the mushroom into the Stargate.
Yeah.
Don't panic.
I'll throw one and see how it works.
… …
At the same time.
Beyond the skies.
On a withered planet, the 500,000-strong Sky Demon legion was standing on the plains. All of them were clad in black armor, forming a dense black mass that left everyone in awe.
Even the weakest of the Sky Demon legion was rank-five.
After all, even if the Sky Demons did not cultivate, they would become warriors once they reached adulthood, which was equivalent to a rank-one human martial artist … and the 500,000-strong legion was the elite of the Sky Demon legion, so it was normal that the weakest among them was a rank-five martial artist.
They stood silently, forming a hundred-man squad. Their centurions had a powerful aura that was equivalent to a rank-seven human grandmaster.
Above the centurions were thousand-men commanders and ten-thousand-men commanders!
A ten-thousand-men commander was equivalent to a rank-nine human martial artist.
Aside from them, there were many lesser commanders, senior commanders, and some generals …
There were more than a hundred divine-tier Sky Demon champions.
There were almost thirty Void-tier Sky Demons.
There were nine elites of the Sky Devil Race who were at the level of Unraveling Void.
That was especially true of the general who led the legion. His aura was as deep as the oceans, and Demonic Qi was as thick as clouds around his body. His aura was equal to full-fledged Zero Void-tier … and he was equal to full-fledged Yuan Spirit in terms of cultivation.
Right now, the Sky Demon legion and the many Sky Demon champions did not even dare to breathe too loudly as they silently stared at the towering figure before them.
That figure was shrouded in Demonic Qi, preventing anyone from seeing his face.
He held a pitch-black iron ruler in his hand and threw it. The iron ruler flew into the air and emitted a violent vibration force.
The vibrations actually caused the spiritual space to rupture, forming a pitch-black Starry Sky Passageway.
Even if the demon lord of the Sky Demons came personally, he did not have the ability to open the Stargate … he could only do so with the help of the iron ruler, which was a sacred relic of the Sky Demons and could only be wielded by generations of demon lords.
There was a look of rage on the demon lord's face right now.
He could sense that …
The bloodline he had left on Earth was gone …
That was his own daughter!
The Sky Demon Royals were few in number in the first place, and even someone as powerful as the Demon Lord did not have many heirs. He had sent his daughter on Earth over at great cost, but he never imagined that she would die before she could unify Earth. How could the Demon Lord not be furious?
It was also the reason he had opened the Stargate ahead of time.
Ooom!
The Void rippled and quaked.
The pitch-black Stargate then extended into the depths of the Void …
After several hours, the demon lord's aura suddenly stirred and he growled, "The Stargate is open. I shall continue expanding it. Generals, prepare the materials and stabilize the Stargate. In two hours, the legion shall march to Earth!"
"Hmmm?"
That was when the demon lord's body shuddered.
He sensed a tremendous power bursting on the other side of the Stargate.
"Someone's attacking the Stargate. Generals, stabilize the Stargate and charge in at once …"
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